How to make Danish Remoulade - Easy recipe in 10 minutes! (2024)

How to make homemade Danish remoulade? This is the question I would like to answer on page here. I have made some thorough research on the subject and would like to share the results here. I hope that you be just as happy about this recipe as I am - It is simple fantastic!

You might be sitting back and thinking - what is Danish remoulade? In this case it is actually a very good and fair question.

Danish remoulade is a traditional condiment and is almost only found in Denmark which is why it is absolutely fine if you have never heard about it.

Also read: How to make a Danish hotdog?

If you continue reading on this page, I promise you that you will be able to learn much more about the Danish remoulade. And of course, I will teach you how to make a super delicious, easy-to-make and traditional Danish remoulade.

Also see: Recipe for Danish healthy rye bread

The first time I was going to make homemade remoulade I made it my mission to find/develop the best recipe of all time.

Through a number of experiments I am quite sure that I have succeeded my mission. I personally think I have found the best recipe for Danish remoulade.

What is Danish remoulade?

I think we will start at the beginning with a short explanation of what Danish remoulade actually is.

I come from Denmark and I still remember how I was completely in love with remoulade when I was a kid. I simply wanted remoulade on almost every meal - I could not get enough of it.

Fortunately, this has changed when I grew up and today I have a better relationship to remoulade. I do not need it on every meal anymore.

In short, remoulade is a kind of condiment which is used as a dipping sauce, topping on an open-faced sandwichs, topping for a danish hotdog or as sauce inside a burger. The possibilities are many - read much more about this in the section below.

Remoulade is mainly based on mayonnaise and, in this recipe, also a little sour cream. This rest of the ingredients are a good mix of vegetables and herbs. Salt, pepper and lemon juice is added to taste.

Where to serve Danish Remoulade

As already mentioned, I do not expect you to be familiar with the traditional Nordic remoulade.

Therefore, it is also completely OK if you do not know exactly where to use remoulade. In this section if will give some examples where you can use Danish remoulade in a traditional manner.

Remoulade is an essential ingredient for several of traditional Danish open-faced sandwiches also known as Smørrebrød.

Also read: Recipe for traditional rye bread with sour dough

The most traditional open-faced sandwich, where remoulade is used, is the roast beef sandwich. The roast beef sandwich is thin slices of roast beef meat served on a slice of Danish rye bread topped with lots of remoulade and fried onions.

Remoulade is also typically served together with fries along with Ketchup or mayonnaise.

My personal favorite way of serving remoulade is as topping/condiment for a pan fried fresh fish served on a slice of Danish rye bread and fresh lemon juice

See also: Recipe for pan-fried fish

It is a super simply dish, super delicious and super easy to make - it is my top-one lunch dish. Just by writing about it makes me hungry.

Recipe for Homemade Danish Remoulade

A lot of talk about this great Danish condiment but how do you make a Danish Remoulade?

This is exactly what I will explain in this section here.

As mentioned in the beginning of this post, Danish remoulade is actually very easy to make.

What you need to do is to start by finely chop all the ingredients that can actually be chopped. This means the carrot, pointed cabbage, picked cucumber, red onion and chives.

And then we are already at the final step in thsi recipe.

In a small bowl, you mix together all the prepared ingredients with the rest. Mix everything well together and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Serve with your favorite Nordic food or whatever you prefer.

It is that easy to make a traditional remoulade.

Homemade Gourmet Remoulade

Now you have learned how to make a traditional Danish remoulade.

But what about adding a little extra gourmet factor to this already great recipe?

If you are up for a little experimenting I will recommend you to add some extra ingredients as you like.

Try adding olive oil which will give a little different taste which is especially great when served with fish. If adding olive oil, you might need to reduce some of the other liquid ingredients to keep the right semi-thick consistency of the remoulade.

Also, you might find it delicious to add finely chopped capers, red cabbage, dill, parsley or other herbs.

Try also to add a little curry.

There are many great varieties of Danish remoulade. Try to come up with you own personal recipe.

As always, I would love to hear from you in the comment section below. Maybe you have a great variation of remoulade that you you would like to share with me and other readers of my blog who also love homemade Nordic food.